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Many people eventually get round to trading in their first car. But not Mike Harrison. He loves his 1931 black Bentley sports car so much that he’s still driving it – 54 years after be bought it.
Mr Harrison was 20 when he paid £150 (about £3,000 now) for the car after passing his test in 1956. It had already done 85,000 miles and he has since driven it a further 100,000, yet the car still runs like clockwork.
It is now one of only three left in the country and is worth £250,000. Despite its value, Mr Harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car “which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life”.
Mr Harrison courted his wife Jenny in it during the early sixties and it was their family car when children Caroline, now 46, and Ben, 42, came along. Even when he took a job as an advertising executive which came with the company car of his choice, Mr Harrison kept the Bentley.
He said: 'How many people still have their first car these days when everything is so disposable? But it is a real eye-catcher. It has something that modern cars just don't have - style and character. 'I still drive it most days, even though it only does about 15 miles to the gallon!' Petrol was just six shillings (30p) a gallon when Mr Harrison bought the Bentley, which had a top speed of 120mph.
He has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years but has kept the bodywork in good condition himself, hand-painting the underneath and spraying the black panels of the bodywork.
For decades the Bentley was a regular sight on the roads near Mr Harrison's home in Hampton Court, Surrey. He now uses it as a runaround after retiring to Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire.
Mrs Harrison, 71, said: “It was a nuisance(累赘) keeping it in tip-top order with me helping out with the repairs by passing Mike the spanners the whole time. But I wouldn't have changed any of it --- I feel like a Queen every time I'm in it.”
1. When Mike Harrison bought his black Bentley sports car, it was .
A. a hand – made car B. a second – hand car
C. one of only three left D. unique in style
2. Mike Harrison would never sell the car mainly because .
A. it has witnessed his life and his family B. it is very eye – catching
C. it has save much oil D. it runs very fast
3. It can be concluded from the passage that the car .
A. has cost more for repairs than it is worth
B. has almost been retired
C. has caused much trouble to Mrs. Harrison.
D. is priceless to the family
4. What’s the main purpose of this writing?
A. To show that an old car is better than a new one.
B. To share Mike Harrison’s story of his first car.
C. To ask people to treasure old things.
D. To describe the quality of a black Bentley.
1、答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节推理题。由文章第二段第二句话 “It had already done 85,000 miles …” 可知，Mike Harrison 买车的时候，车已经跑了85,000 miles，可以推断, Bentley sports car是二手车。故答案为B。
2、答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由第三段 “Mr Harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car ‘which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life’ ”.和第四段的进一步解释可知，这辆车一直陪伴着他和他的家庭，故答案为A。
3、答案解析：答案为D。本题为文章主旨推理题。通读全文可知，尽管Mike Harrison 的车现在已经速度减慢，需要经常修理，但是它见证了Mike Harrison和他的家庭生活，所以这辆车在他们的心中是无价的。故答案为D。
由第三段 “It is now one of only three left in the country and is worth £250,000.”和第六段 “He has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years …”可知，车的修理费是几千镑，但是价值是250,000镑，故A选项错误。 由最后一段最后一句话 “But I wouldn't have changed any of it --- I feel like a Queen every time I'm in it.”可知，这辆车还是在使用，并没退休，故B选项错误。C选项未提及。
4、答案解析：答案为B。本题考查文章的写作目的，结合前面的问题可知，全文都是在围绕Mike Harrison和他的车展开，故答案为B。
【2015·新课标全国卷I】阅读理解B
The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”.I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees.When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness.Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best particularly to my taste, dulled by months of coldweather root vegetables was a 7 a.m.adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wakeup call.
The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7：00 am to 1 pm, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets.Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the redpainted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken, vineripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I've refused to buy winter tomatoes for years.No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home，they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless.But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown's Grove Farm's stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist.These were the real deal and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York.I wouldn't be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown's Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where luckily for me.I was planning to have dinner that night.Without even seeing the menu, I knew I'd be ordering every tomato on it.
【试题分析】 文章讲述了作者生活在冬天寒冷的纽约，当有一个到佛罗里达州萨拉索塔一周的机会，作者体验到不同的冬天。
1. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?
A.Exciting. B.Boring.
C.Relaxing. D.Annoying.
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句“The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter，”可以推测出作者在纽约冬天的生活是令人厌烦的。故选B。
答案：B
2.What made the author's getting up late early worthwhile?
A.Having a swim.
B.Breathing in fresh air.
C.Walking in the morning sun.
D.Visiting a local farmer's market.
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“dulled by months of coldweather root vegetables was a 7 a.m.adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wakeup call.”可知作者早上7点到农产品市场是有意义的。可知选D。
答案：D
3. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?
A.They are soft. B.They look nice.
C.They taste great. D.They are juicy.
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段第二句“No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless.”可知，纽约的西红柿在商店里看起来是很吸引人的。可知选B。
答案：B
4.What was the author going to that evening?
A.Go to a farm.
B.Check into a hotel.
C.Eat in a restaurant.
D.Buy fresh vegetable.
解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段尤其倒数第一二句可知，作者晚上计划在餐馆吃饭，并且点西红柿。故选C。
答案：C
